Now that the SEC bowl schedule is finalized, which player will impress during the postseason?

We asked a few members of our editorial staff and their answers varied greatly.

WHO ARE YOU EXPECTING TO SHOW OUT DURING BOWL SEASON?

Jon Cooper (@JonSDS): Leonard Fournette, LSU

Things started popping for Leonard Fournette about halfway through the season, and he had a massive moment running through a Texas A&M defender in the last week. Couple that with Notre Dame’s run defense being down, and the Tigers are set up to use Fournette like a battering ram. Fournette needs 109 yards to complete a 1,000-yard season, and you better believe he’s going to want that benchmark in the bowl game. Fournette will go beast mode against Notre Dame.

Ethan Levine (@EthanLevineSDS): Dante Fowler, Florida

This is a bit of an outside-the-box selection, but I think Florida’s matchup with pass-happy ECU favors Fowler’s athletic pass-rushing abilities. The Pirates ranked 86th out of 128 FBS schools in sacks allowed with 28 in 2014, and they’re a near-lock to throw the ball at least 45-50 times in the Birmingham Bowl (if not more). Fowler will have a chance to pin his ears back and get after quarterback Shane Carden early and often, and he shouldn’t have much trouble beating the tackles he’s lined up against throughout the day. Regardless of what his numbers say by game’s end, he’ll have the most impactful bowl performance of any player in the SEC this winter.

Drew Laing (@DLaingSDS): *Tie: Alex Collins and Jonathan Williams, Arkansas

Two players (I think of them as one, really) — Alex Collins and Jonathan Williams — will have the top bowl performance. If I’m forced to pick one, I’ll go with Alex Collins. Arkansas drew an intriguing matchup against Texas, but the Longhorns have struggled against the run this season, allowing more than 162 rushing yards per game. Arkansas’ game plan is no secret — the Razorbacks like to run the ball. With how they like the split the workload, Collins’ numbers may take a hit than a normal RB of his caliber, but I believe the sophomore will have a huge game against Arkansas’ old Southwest Conference rivals.

Christopher Smith (@csmithSDS): Shane Ray, Mizzou

Minnesota is not a huge passing team — the Golden Gophers mostly hand off to David Cobb and have allowed just 19 sacks this year — but a fourth-quarter SEC championship beat-down coupled with Ray’s ejection in the first half surely has the likely first-round pick hot under the collar. I expect him to take his frustrations out on the Minnesota offensive line. He’ll corral Cobb in the backfield a few times and make Mitch Leidner’s bowl experience not nearly as fun as it was last year, when he emerged from the bench to play a solid game and secure the 2014 starting job.

Brett Weisband (@WeisbandSDS): Nick Marshall, Auburn

Auburn’s senior leader is going to end his career with a bang against the Badgers, especially after seeing what Ohio State’s Cardale Jones did to them in the Big 10 championship. It probably won’t be a 59-0 game — Auburn would have to be able to stop the run for that — but the Tigers have the running game, between Marshall and Cameron Artis-Payne, to soften up the Wisconsin defense and give Marshall some clean looks in the pocket. Coupled with having Sammie Coates and Duke Williams healthy together out wide, and Marshall will have a great stage to show off his arm for scouts.